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West Linn and Lake Oswego are the most affluent suburbs of the Portland Metropolitan area with high household incomes and steep home values. Both cities lie along the Western edge of the Willamette River approximately 10 miles South of downtown Portland with West Linn only 3 miles further South. Lake Oswego is accessible via I-5 and Hwy 43 and West Linn is accessible via I-205 and Hwy 43. Both cities are home to many notable athletes including members of the Portland Trail Blazers in addition to high net worth entrepreneurs and corporate employees of Oregon's largest employers such as Nike and Intel. Approximately 38,000 residents call Lake Oswego home and 26,000 call West Linn home.